SBU Theater to stage musical based on classic 'Frog and Toad' children's books
SBU Theater will present "A Year With Frog and Toad" from March 20-23 at St. Bonaventure University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.
The musical written by Robert and Willie Reale follows the plots of Arnold Lobel's classic 'Frog and Toad' children's books. Nominated for Tony Awards for best musical, best book of a musical, and best original score in 2003. The show promises to delight audiences of all ages.
"We're excited about 'Frog and Toad' because it's a family musical and it;s always a thrill to have audience of parents, children and students," Said Dr. Ed Simone, Director. "The energy between the actors, musicians, crew, and the audience is just wonderful." Read More
-- March 2013
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St. Bonaventure University students weren't in the winner's circle, but they found joy in competition
St. Bonaventure University students competed for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship from January 12-16 at Towson University in Maryland. Although the students did not advance past the first round, they found the overall competition to be inspiring. Read More
-- January 2013
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Young talents to take the stage for upcoming SBU theater production
When St. Bonaventure University's theater program presents "One Act Festival VI: Knowing and Un-Knowing," November 30-December 2, more than half the cast will be Freshman actors many of whom are new to one-acts. "One-acts are challanging for actors because they have to develop a character quickly and present a life fully formed in ten or fifteen minutes." Says the festival director, Ed Simone, head of SBU's theater program. Read More
-- November 2012
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SBU Theater major completes internship at Houston's Alley Theater
 Ashley
Waterman, a recent St. Bonaventure graduate just completed her work as a
Fitzpatrick Intern in the Education and Community Engagement department
at the Alley Theater. The Alley is one of the oldest and most respected
regional theaters.
"It's an
honor to be able to say I was a Fitzpatrick," says Waterman. "Not only
did I see how different teachers ran classes at the Alley, but I
improved my own classroom style. After 15 weeks I grew as a poet,
educator, and experienced what it was like to be part of a team at a
renowned theater." Read More
-- May 2012
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SBU Theater production features imaginative sets and costumes
A timeless Shakespeare classic will come
to life Wednesday night when the SBU Theater program opens its fresh,
vibrant production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” directed by theater
professor Dr. Ed. Simone.
Imaginative sets, colorful costumes,
unique props and, of course, fabulous student talent will grace the
stage of the Rigas Family Theater at the Regina A. Quick Center for the
Arts. Read more.
-- March 2012
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SBU Theater to present 'Don't Dress For Dinner'
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — SBU Theater will
present Marc Camoletti’s farce “Don’t Dress for Dinner,” adapted by
Robin Hawdon, on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5, and Thursday through
Saturday, Nov. 10-12, at St. Bonaventure University’s Garret Theater,
located adjacent to Devereux Hall.
While traditional farces deal mainly with
middle-age or older characters, “Don’t Dress for Dinner” features the
comic goings-on of a younger cast, forming a tangled web of lies
involving mistaken identities and scandalous secrets. Read more.
-- October 2011
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SBU Theater to present Greek classic, 'The Burial at Thebes'
A Greek classic comes to St. Bonaventure
University this week. SBU Theater will present “The Burial At Thebes,”
an adaptation of Sophocles’ “Antigone” by Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney,
March 23-26 at 7:30 p.m. in The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts on
campus.
Heaney’s version of Sophocles’ “Antigone” tells the dramatic story of
the children of Oedipus, cursed by the gods for their father’s mistake.
The acts of passion and retribution are retold this time in the spare,
modern language that is the hallmark of Heaney’s writing. Heaney
originally wrote “The Burial at Thebes” for the 100th anniversary of
Dublin’s famous Abbey Theatre. Read more-- March 2011
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Students attend Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. 2011 — Nine students from St. Bonaventure University and a faculty member spent five days immersed in theater productions and workshops during the 43rd annual Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (Region II) at Towson University in Maryland Jan. 11-15.
They joined 1,200 college students and faculty from across Ohio, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and New York at the festival. -- February 2011
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Students, faculty member, attend Institute for Theater Technology
Becky Misenheimer of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts and two students, Emily West and Justin Carter, attended the fall meeting of the Upstate New York Regional Section of the United States Institute for Theater Technology at SUNY Geneseo.
They participated in workshops in puppet head construction, intelligent lighting control and fixtures, digital sound, and resume/interviewing/portfolio techniques and strategies.
West had the opportunity to construct her own puppet head using various types of foam, and Carter got some hands-on time with an ion lighting control system.
-- September 2010
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Misenheimer designs lighting for Ensemble Theater of Cleveland production
Becky Misenheimer, assistant professor of theater, designed the lighting for Horton Foote’s “Dividing the Estate” as part of the Ensemble Theater of Cleveland’s 31st season.
The production, which ran Nov. 19, 2010, through Dec. 12, 2010, was the opening performance of artistic director Celeste Cosentino’s inaugural season. “Dividing the Estate” was performed in the Brooks Theater at the Cleveland Playhouse and was one of the last theater productions in the Playhouse before it closed. The show was Misenheimer’s fifth lighting design at the Playhouse.
-- May 2011
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Simone hosts broadcasts of the Chautauqua Symphony
 Dr. Ed. Simone, professor of theater and chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, will host four live broadcasts of the Chautauqua Symphony this summer. The broadcasts will be heard over Classical 94.5, Buffalo/Toronto, July 2, July 30 and Aug. 20, and the Public Radio Day broadcast shared with WQED, Pittsburgh, July 23.
Simone is also writing and voicing the scripts for two pre-recorded concerts of the Chautauqua Symphony performing symphonies of Gustav Mahler to be broadcast this summer.
-- May 2011
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